Century Group was proud to sponsor the 19th annual Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards, which were presented by Larkin Street Youth Services in partnership with the San Francisco Business Times this month — celebrating more than 450 business executives and community leaders in the region.
All proceeds benefited the nonprofit’s mission to prevent and end youth homelessness, with the event helping to raise $600,000 toward supporting young people build brighter futures.
The independent panel chose from talented CFOs spanning across five categories, including Public Company – Large, Public Company – Medium, Public Company – Small, Non-Public Company, Non-profit Organization, Emerging Company and Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement Award.
Congratulations to the night’s winners, Jeff Howie at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Dominic Phillips at Samsara, Sarah Blanchard at Udemy, Karen Walker at Sysdig, Inc., Michael Wimbish at Aspire Public Schools and Rama Katkar at Notion Labs, Inc. Executive Vice President and CFO, Doug Bettinger, at Lam Research received the Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement Award, while Scarlet Tam at Hamilton Zanze, Tzu-San Hung at Notion Labs, Inc. and John McQUeen at Samsara took home the Rising Stars awards.
"The Bay Area CFO Awards is like the Super-Bowl for CFOs," says Managing Director, Carolyn Sweeney. "It’s the only event of its kind where the room is packed with some of the most notable and highest performing professionals in this category. I’m so proud to support this celebration of excellence and have the opportunity to share the experience with our clients. The fact that this event is also a fundraiser for Larkin Street is such an enormous bonus."
